Here are the crowd figures for games played in the Mzansi Super League (MSL) for 2018 in South Africa. The MSL is South Africa’s version of the IPL/BBL/CPL/BPL/PSL and 2018 is it’s inaugural season- tournament began on 16 November, 2018.

Please note that crowd figures for South Africa are often hard to obtain, unlike the BBL or T20 Blast. If you have an official source for a crowd figure that’s not listed here, please leave a comment or get in touch via e-mail.

Figures last updated after Paarl Rocks v Spartans game on November 18, 2018.

South Africa continued from where they had left in the ODI’s as they defeated Australia by 21 runs in the one off T-20 international at Carrara on Saturday.

With rain forcing the game to be reduced to ten overs, Australian skipper Aaron Finch opted to bowl first after winning the toss. South Africa’s opening pair of Quinton De Kock and Reeza Hendricks got their team off to a blazing start as they added 42 runs for the opening wicket before Nathan Coulter-Nile broke the stand by getting rid of Hendricks. Continue reading “Australia vs South Africa First T-20 Match Report-2018”

Scintillating centuries from Faf Du Plessis and David Miller helped South Africa beat Australia by 40 runs in the third one day international at Hobart on Sunday.

After winning the toss and electing to field, the home side appeared to have fully justified skipper Aaron Finch’s decision when they picked up South Africa’s top three with just 50 odd on board for the visitors.

The first to go was wicket keeper Quinton De Kock, caught by Alex Carey off Mitchell Starc for 4. His opening partner Reeza Hendricks was the next to follow, caught down the leg side by Carey off the bowling of Marcus Stoinis.

Beginning the 2018/19 season, CSA’s Academy will switch to a three year cycle from the current yearly one.

Here are the fifteen members chosen for Cricket South Africa’s National Academy squad for the cycle from 2018 till September 2021, as officially announced in November 2018. It includes several players who have appeared for South Africa’s U19 squad like Raynard van Tonder, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi and Wandile Makwetu.

How old are the players in CSA’s Powerade Academy?

We’ve listed the players below by franchise- the most number of players in the Academy are from the Cape Cobras (Western Province), and have added their ages in brackets.

The oldest players in this current CSA Academy cycle are Tladi Bokako and Tshepang Dithole, both of whom are already 25. The youngest are the duo of Sinethemba Qeshile and Wandile Makwetu, both of whom are still 19. The vast majority of the intakes are in their early 20’s.

Cricket South Africa National Academy Roster- 3 year cycle from 2018-2021

However, Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues then steadied the ship by adding 134 runs for the fourth wicket before the 18 year old Rodrigues was dismissed stumped by Katey Martin off Jess Watkin for a quickfire 59.

Australia ended their seven game losing streak in ODI’s as they beat South Africa by 7 runs in the second one day international at Adelaide. The home side produced a strong bowling performance to defend a modest total of 232 on what appeared to be a good batting wicket, storming back after a chastening defeat five days ago in Perth.

South African skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and sent Australia in at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts suffered an early jolt as local lad Travis Head was trapped LBW by Lungi Ngidi for 8 runs. Even worse, Head wasted the review despite the appeal looking good in real time.

The returning Shaun Marsh along with skipper Aaron Finch added 54 runs for the second wicket stand, before Kagiso Rabada provided a much needed breakthrough by getting rid of Marsh for 22.

Finch looked set for a big score, but lost his concentration and chopped on for 41, giving Dwaine Pretorius his first wicket of the game.

South Africa’s batting, over the last few years, has shown a remarkable decline. The Proteas have tended to depend on a lot on individuals- most notably AB De Villiers and Hashim Amla, but with the former now retired and the latter declining with age, South Africa’s batting doesn’t seem to be as strong as it was.